Benefits of a Vegan Diet
10. Environmental Gains
Producing animal products like beef and chicken involves much environmental degradation including higher emission of greenhouse gases and the use of limited water resources. There is also the problem of deforestation that often occurs where space is needed to accommodate growing herds of animals.
Research has shown that if more of the world’s population switched to vegan diets, there would be much lower emissions and less need for expansive farmlands. Overfishing that has greatly depleted ocean fish stocks would also end and there would be a reduction in the polluting of these waters by discarded fishing nets. There would also be fewer incidents of animal cruelty that often occurs when animals have to be killed or otherwise exploited to supply the market with animal products.
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